Awakening to Crisis, India Plans New Push Against TB

U.S., Others Also Ramp Up Efforts

NEW DELHI—India plans to launch a massive initiative to combat deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis, tackling a medical crisis the full scope of which is only now coming into focus.

India has emerged as a breeding ground for new strains of the disease—including some that appear all but untreatable by standard drugs—but has been slow to respond. The new Indian government program for the first time will try to provide drugs...